Thank you for the information.
What I am actually asking is why are conventional push ups more popular than Hindu push ups. For example, when I see push push up challenges on social media, it is just conventional push ups. On T-Nation, there was an article saying something like you should be able to do like 3 or sets of 30-40 reps of push ups. I'm just wondering why Hindu push ups aren't mentioned because they are harder and do more. I like doing Hindu push ups. They do a lot for my shoulders and I feel them in my lats.
Even in Q&D it is a power push up vice a Hindu push up.
Thank you for the information. Love these forums.
My thoughts:
-Hindu Pushup:
-More about mobilizing the body.
-Done without the "double push" (only pushing up into the arch, not back through the bottom position) they hit a pushing motion "closer" to a dip.
-While you're technically getting a semi-verticle push on the eccentric phase of the motion, the way most people align their shoulders here (elbows flaring out to the sides, back
has to arch anyways) would not translate to verticle presses.
I do invite others to chime in if they've seen definite carryover to overhead presses from hindu pushups.
-I view hindu pushups as a way to
mobilize the body more than
purely strengthen it.
Standard pushup:
-Likely translates to other pressing movements better.
-Easier to keep better shoulder alignment imo (elbows in, etc)
-Q&D calls for a POWERFUL motion, and I think it's fairly easy to see how a standard pushup can generate MUCH more power than a hindu pushup.
-Core activation/stabilization (once again, translates to other pressing movements)
At the end of the day, though, do what you enjoy
If hindu pushups make you feel good, then do hindu pushups. If you have other "pressing goals" then I'd re-evaluate unless you're seeing progress in the places you want to see progress.